Full audio: Candidates for San Francisco sheriff debate

San Francisco hasn’t had a new sheriff since 1979, when Sheriff Mike Hennessey was first elected to the post. Now, following Hennessey’s decision to retire, there are three men looking to take his place: Chris Cunnie, Ross Mirkarimi, and Paul Miyamoto. As the race progresses, San Franciscans are learning not only more about these three candidates, but about the sheriff’s office in general–a piece of the criminal justice system that’s had the same leader for over three decades. Last night, the candidates met in a debate at the University of San Francisco. Full audio of the debate is above.

For a summary of the candidates’ backgrounds, see our criminal justice blog, the Informant.